blanketed

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The Port of Churchill sits idle for most of the year, blanketed by snow and frozen by the bitter cold climate of Canada's sub-Arctic.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

The heavy snow that blanketed the mountains in between the photos was barely noticeable, as snow levels had retreated back to early-February levels.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2026

The economy grew last month even though much of the country was blanketed with frozen snow in the wake of winter storm Fern.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 4, 2026

When a storm blanketed the nation last month from New Mexico to the Outer Banks, many with little snow removal experience had to fend for themselves.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026

If the ocean floors were ancient, as everyone assumed, they should be thickly blanketed with sediments, like the mud on the bottom of a river or lake.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson